Grandfather's Advice: There are Three ‘Heavenly Rules’ in Life, and Violating Them Leads to Ruin and Family Collapse
Life is a struggle against heaven and humanity, a fight for profit. In the end, one’s endeavors are fruitless, and daily life is consumed by calculating gains and losses.
One calculates how to gain advantage, yet no matter how precise the calculations, one ultimately cannot escape the path of righteousness. As people often say, ‘Heaven watches, and man does.’ Everything is predetermined in the unseen realm.
Everything is already fixed, and one must fulfill one's destiny. Abandoning one’s petty schemes is the correct approach.
Man has three ‘heavenly rules’ – once violated, one is prone to downfall and family ruin.
I. Virtue does not deserve position; it is difficult to gain the respect of others.
People constantly pursue power, status, and wealth, expending energy and thought, but ultimately achieve nothing but a futile endeavor. This is not a mistake in pursuing these things; it’s that they require sufficient virtue to bear the consequences.
Virtue doesn’t deserve position; it’s difficult to gain the respect of others.
Man should have self-awareness, understanding his own virtue and ability before acting. One must act according to one’s capacity.
The world cannot be achieved solely through reckless courage and passion. Besides these, one needs manpower and resources. ‘Virtue conquers all’ – to have others willingly assist you, good virtue is essential.
III. Unrepentant wrongdoing leads to losing the celestial opportunity.
Everyone encounters two burdens – the faults of others and one’s own. Many criticize others’ faults but conceal their own. They cannot see their own mistakes. ‘A young man without fault is a sage,’ – a young man without fault is a sage, a man who is able to reflect on his mistakes.
‘A small man makes no mistakes, a great man makes many.’ “Eyes see a broken thing, stomach cannot bear it.”
Greed without bounds loses spirit and wisdom, blinded by desire, leading to mistakes. For those who are never satisfied, there is no comfortable chair.
III. Unrepentant wrongdoing leads to losing the celestial opportunity.
“Eyes see a broken thing, stomach cannot bear it.”
Greed without bounds loses spirit and wisdom, blinded by desire, leading to mistakes. For those who are never satisfied, there is no comfortable chair.
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